Comparative analysis of passenger transport sustainability in European cities

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 578-592

  Alonso, Andrea ^a   Monzón, Andrés ^a   Cascajo, Rocío ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite indicators; Sustainable management; Urban transport

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE INDICATORS; INTERNATIONAL SCALE; PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

BENCHMARKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EQUITY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84907777768     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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